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Drunk Tomato posted:Why can't they just pay some guy to type it out for 10 bucks an hour? Better to just OCR it than get a person involved. People are slow.
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Yeah, typing takes a million times longer than OCR, and it definitely wouldn't eliminate the rounds of proofreading (which have to be done by fluent English speakers, and if you want good ones, you're looking at more like $20/hour+).
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Can anyone recommend a good hard Kindle 3 case? I bought an eva/nylon one and while its harder than a skin it still seems less protective than the kindle cardboard box. Also has anyone found that the power switch seems stiffer and lighter sometimes? And is there any point using the switch if all its doing is wiping the display? Is it actually using less power?
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I flip it if I'm about to stick my Kindle in my purse, I don't want to acidentally bump a pageflip button.
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Jul 17, 2011 04:11
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Anne Whateley posted:Yeah, this is the sticking point. It's not super unusual for the publishers to have digital rights for older titles (or assume they do). The problem is that they're a lot harder to digitize. IIRC Michael Stackpole actually went out and snagged the torrents of all of his books and used those as the base for his digital editions.
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ulmont posted:IIRC Michael Stackpole actually went out and snagged the torrents of all of his books and used those as the base for his digital editions.
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Jul 17, 2011 18:26
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I was today bought a Kindle by my brother for my birthday I love my brother but he couldn't afford the case honestly, for some reason I'll overlook this, no idea why does anyone know any UK retailers that aren't internet based who sell good Kindle covers?
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Is there some sort of spat going on between Amazon and Penguin at the moment? I mentioned earlier that I couldn't buy any Charles Stross books for my Kindle but as I was browsing my wishlist, I noticed I must have added a few of his books a while back. I also noticed they all are "No longer available for purchase, this item has been removed by Penguin Group USA". I checked a few other titles in my wishlist (Jared Diamond's Collapse comes to mind) and noticed quite a few have been removed and they're all titles published by Penguin. The titles are still on Amazon.com, but they're no longer available for sale in Canada. Is this true for the US too?
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Jul 19, 2011 01:13
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Nope, seems like it's just Canada...
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I read back a few pages, but I don't really see an answer. I was playing with some Sony thing yesterday. A friend has a kindle and god knows why, but the gray background makes me feel ill to my stomach. The little sony thing didn't do that. But is it worth $129? I have no idea what model it was. I just know I could poke the screen so I guess it's a touch model of some kind.  All this new tech is pretty intimidating because it wasn't nearly as popular when I left the US.E: http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Pocket-Reader-Silver-PRS350SC/dp/B003Z97FOW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1311129796&sr=8-2 It looked just like that and the dimensions are right, so I'm assuming it's that. Oh hey look, a comedian. VVVV Fluffy Bunnies fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Jul 20, 2011 |
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Jul 20, 2011 03:42
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:I read back a few pages, but I don't really see an answer.
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:A friend has a kindle and god knows why, but the gray background makes me feel ill to my stomach. The little sony thing didn't do that. Sounds like your friend has an old model Kindle. The new models use the same screen as the new Sonys.
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fishmech posted:Sounds like your friend has an old model Kindle. The new models use the same screen as the new Sonys. Yes, it's less grey, but still grey, but mainly the letters are more black, so it appears less grey. Actually the grey background is good when reading in direct sunlight. I always get annoyed with blisteringly white book pages in such situations, because they reflect the sunlight so strongly it hurts while reading.
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This is why I have the gray (Graphite) Kindle. The contrast almost makes the screen look white.
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Spug posted:This is why I have the gray (Graphite) Kindle. The contrast almost makes the screen look white. The commuter train I ride to work every day is always a good litmus test of what gadgets people are buying. I've seen at least 10 different people with the graphite Kindle 3 and nobody with the white version. I used to see a few Nook colors, but lately most have been Kindles and Ipads.
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Algol Star posted:I was today bought a Kindle by my brother for my birthday I love my brother but he couldn't afford the case honestly, for some reason I'll overlook this, no idea why does anyone know any UK retailers that aren't internet based who sell good Kindle covers?
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Quantify! posted:http://tinyurl.com/3r9fx8r Please don't do this. It's stupid and passive-aggressive.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&tag=kwab-20&docId=1000705681 Amazon is having a big sale through July 27, more than 900 Kindle books are on sale for $0.99, $1.99, $2.99, and $3.99.
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Jul 20, 2011 18:09
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Sperg Victorious posted:http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&tag=kwab-20&docId=1000705681 Anything in particular stand out? I'll probably pick up As I Lay Dying, at least.
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Looking at the list of bargain best-sellers (you guys know you can get the Bible for free right?), I'm thinking a good way to get some beer money might be to self-publish some 250 page hot and steamy romance novel with a name like "A Kiss at Midnight" and wait until the next sale like this comes around and sell it for $2 or $3. There are some classics, plus some well-received newer titles like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, too. Plus a lot of books about Jesus. A lot of books about Jesus. HeroOfTheRevolution fucked around with this message at 18:40 on Jul 20, 2011 |
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Jul 20, 2011 18:35
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HeroOfTheRevolution posted:Looking at the list of bargain best-sellers (you guys know you can get the Bible for free right?), I'm thinking a good way to get some beer money might be to self-publish some 250 page hot and steamy romance novel with a name like "A Kiss at Midnight" and wait until the next sale like this comes around and sell it for $2 or $3. I've considered this more than a few times.
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Toebone posted:Anything in particular stand out? I'll probably pick up As I Lay Dying, at least. Been thinking about getting Eureka Street: A Novel of Ireland Like No Other and/or Ghosts of Belfast. There is one guy who sold a million books on Amazon for all about 2-3 dollars each.
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Toebone posted:Anything in particular stand out? I'll probably pick up As I Lay Dying, at least. A few from what I've seen, like The Lake by Yoshimoto and Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norell at least. There's a few nice deals in there, actually. quote:There is one guy who sold a million books on Amazon for all about 2-3 dollars each.
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HeroOfTheRevolution posted:There are some classics, plus some well-received newer titles like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, too. Plus a lot of books about Jesus. A lot of books about Jesus. A lot of books about Jesus. I picked up "Voices of the Foreign Legion" and "Daily Life in the Middle Ages." http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003QHYV22/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TUTVZO/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title
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I really like pretty much everything about my Kindle except that all of my books just sit there in one big, unsorted list. I know you can put them in collections but it is a pain to go through dozens of books one by one. If there was some way to manipulate collections from a PC it would be fine, but doing it on the device just sucks.
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OctaviusBeaver posted:I really like pretty much everything about my Kindle except that all of my books just sit there in one big, unsorted list. I know you can put them in collections but it is a pain to go through dozens of books one by one. If there was some way to manipulate collections from a PC it would be fine, but doing it on the device just sucks. Calibre has a plugin that will let you do that. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118635
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OctaviusBeaver posted:I really like pretty much everything about my Kindle except that all of my books just sit there in one big, unsorted list. I know you can put them in collections but it is a pain to go through dozens of books one by one. If there was some way to manipulate collections from a PC it would be fine, but doing it on the device just sucks.
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My big problem with the Kindle section of Amazon is how there's just SO MUCH garbage on there you have to wade through if you're just browsing. Its great if you know exactly what you're looking for but if not watch out. Its especially bad for sci-fi.
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muscles like this? posted:My big problem with the Kindle section of Amazon is how there's just SO MUCH garbage on there you have to wade through if you're just browsing. Its great if you know exactly what you're looking for but if not watch out. Its especially bad for sci-fi. Psh. The best scifi is open-copyright already, anyway. 
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muscles like this? posted:My big problem with the Kindle section of Amazon is how there's just SO MUCH garbage on there you have to wade through if you're just browsing. Its great if you know exactly what you're looking for but if not watch out. Its especially bad for sci-fi. It's just like browsing a brick and mortar bookstore!
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Sci-fi/fantasy shelves at brick and mortars are just rows upon rows of Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms, so I'm not sure if that's accurate
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HeroOfTheRevolution posted:Sci-fi/fantasy shelves at brick and mortars are just rows upon rows of Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms, so I'm not sure if that's accurate Funnily enough, this description only applies to my local used book store and not the local Border's. But yes, most of the stuff you can find on the Kindle in the Sci-fi section sucks.
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Sperg Victorious posted:http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&tag=kwab-20&docId=1000705681 Just FYI, at a glance it seems most of the equivalent "Nookbooks" are also on sale at B&N.
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HeroOfTheRevolution posted:Sci-fi/fantasy shelves at brick and mortars are just rows upon rows of Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms, so I'm not sure if that's accurate The brick and mortar I go to keeps the licensed stuff in its own little mini section in the sci-fi area.
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Picked up a Kindle yesterday because of this thread. I am, so far, very impressed.
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wheatpuppy posted:Just FYI, at a glance it seems most of the equivalent "Nookbooks" are also on sale at B&N. It makes sense, seeing as how a lot of the sales prices have been set by the publisher. Says as much on any of the Amazon kindle pages.
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Sperg Victorious posted:Calibre has a plugin that will let you do that. Awesome, thanks! Ok now it's perfect.
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Is there any way to bulk purchase Kindle books? Several of the ones on sale look good, but I'd prefer to avoid a ton of $0.99 etc. charges if I can just buy them all at once.
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Jigsaw posted:Is there any way to bulk purchase Kindle books? Several of the ones on sale look good, but I'd prefer to avoid a ton of $0.99 etc. charges if I can just buy them all at once. Apple seems to wait a few days to charge your cc for App store and iTunes stuff, I always get receipts with 2-3 purchases. I'm not sure if Amazon does the same thing, but they I'd guess they do mostly because it should be cheaper for them.
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fishmech posted:It's just like browsing a brick and mortar bookstore! I dunno, at least the authors of those books in a physical bookstore had to put some effort into convincing a publisher to distribute them. The Amazon sci-fi/fantasy section is a sea of self-published books with synopses like "John Dagger fights the Zorglings with his Mark 2 Alpha Centurion Version 8.374 Interceptor Mechazoid with Zinc-Unobtainium machine screws and a Smitt & Weston clip packed with 9000 caliber hyper bulletrockets."
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